it is not about interpretation - dislikes are because half of the time she cannot get both hands together! that, I am sure, WAS Bach's original intention.
I love this interpretation of this piece and the paying. Fantastic. The reason why it has taken so many negatives is because she's playing it similarly to Glenn Gould -- whom a lot of musicians and people in the music world can't stand, and who see him as a a bit of a gimmick. Just sayin ... in case one was trying to figure out the reason why all the neg votes.
As there're many arrangements for this piece - (Bach never indicated anything more than the notes, so they're usually adapted to what the arrangers interpret it as). You can interpret it however you want without having uneducated criticism all over you. It's like disagreeing her opinion(interpretation) that pretty much doesn't have a right nor wrong. The tempo was right, goes along with my arrangement. Well done, liked the presto part.
Me parece que te estás equivocando. La música de Bach se interpreta cómo lo hace Eva Brandys en este video (si no exactamente muy aproximado). Acabo de escuchar a Glenn Gould y lo siento, pero a mi parecer no es una interpretación correcta.
@antivir25 prefiero la forma de interpretarlo de esta chica, porque la música del barroco poco tiene de romántica y Glenn Gould, desde mi punto de vista repito, interpreta bonito pero no correcto. Un saludo (Soy pianista)
@AlbertoPiano83 mm solo el preludio.. xDD no me he aprendido la fuga : D pero me gustaría escuchar tu versión, claro si no es tan parecida a esta... : D pero por tu comentario parece que no supieras tocar, como si buscarás evitar tocar... si eres pianista deberías subirla y pedir que yo subiera una : D no como condición... a mi parecer.. : )
@Gabrielicus Encuentro errado el concepto de que Gould interpreta bien a Bach. Glenn Gould interpreta bien a Glenn Gould, asi de simple. Fue un gran pianista, y tambien me gusta, pues es una forma un poco original de tocar a Bach, pero eso no quiere decir que interprete bien a Bach, es por eso que encuentro su interpretación de este preludio particularmente errada, por no decir espantosa. Para mi el mejor en este Preludio y Fuga es Sviatoslav Richter.
@frekijsimpson I can't stand your type of people. Just because she interprets it differently from the narrow opinion you have formed, you think that means she can't play. OPEN YOUR MIND!!! People are different.
And personally, I quite liked her playing, I don't see how you can not.
@frekijsimpson I can't stand your type of people. Just because she interprets it differently from the narrow opinion you have formed, you think that means she can't play. OPEN YOUR MIND!!! People are different.
And personally, I quite liked her playing, I don't see how you can not.
0:03 minor flub, 1:03 flub. I know it's hard to resist but play it at a speed in which you can play it correctly. The technicality of this piece is impressive in and of itself but it's really meant to be played like you Mean it. Try putting a little of yourself in that piece, some emotion. That's not a harpsichord you're playing, USE the dynamic colors that are available.
In fact, the school of thought that's in vogue in music schools is to play the music on YOUR instrument. Otherwise, why should we even perform Bach on the piano at all?
The comments for this video are so embarrassing, but quite hilarious. Are you guys unaware that Angela Hewitt, Till Fellner, Jeremy Denk and even Glenn Gould (yes, Gould) ALL use the pedal with Bach. Gould talks about it one of his interviews, and essentially says that just enough pedal is appropriate depending on the piece. But you guys are way, way off as basically EVERY major pianist plays Bach with the pedal.
i read through some of the last comments before i watched this, and had initially decided not to post a critique, but this is really not good. i couldn't finish watching it. :(
Lol.... Yeah, for a song like this...NOOOOO foot pedal. NO NO NO. It's fast, and with the pedal, the notes would be all compressed together and it would just sound like one big mess. I would only use the pedal at the last note. THE LAST.
i wish people would quit trash talking about how she isnt doing this right. she is the one in front of the keyboard not you guys, i bet if most of you were, you would have a very hard time playing this piece.
The Piano like any other instrument is an outlet to creativity. IMO people are free to make their own renditions of pieces, or their own style because its usually an expression of how it makes them feel. Last time I checked creativity didn't have boundaries. Unless someone is trying to play it "exactly" how it was composed and states such I really don't see a need to criticize unless they have horrible playing in general.
since everyone else is bickering about the tempo and dynamics, I thought I'd throw in my two cents :D my music has tempo markings that change on the last page to presto, adagio, and then allegro. I do not have any dynamic markings, but I have added my own. I believe if Bach would have composed his preludes on the piano he would have used plenty of dynamics. and I don't think using the pedal is a big deal. I personally don't use it, but it's all about interpretation and personal taste/preference
I agree about the tempo - it always has to remain the same, but I think bach also an be interpreted with a slight prompt of romantism - it's just a metter of taste,school and very personal interpretation idea.
p.s. i don't know, maybe i'm not right, and you or someone else wouln't agree...but it's an opinion...))
The Piece has no Tempo indication in the Manuscript at the beginning (which could be Allegro). Some 18th century copies by Bach's student have Adagio written at the Bass solo. After this section is a section marked Presto followed by another Adagio section, and finally an Allegro. Which part do you think is to fast?
The last 'part' of the prelude is really fast and rather 'unclear', I don't how else to say, but the rest is okay of tempo, eventually i was playing it a little too slow. But I still think she could me more musical.
@ifailatediting Czerny's edition has 144, it's an editorial addition. Beethoven was the first major composer to use Metronome indications. Maezel's Metronome wasn't "invented" (Maezel ripped off Winkel's Chronometer) until 94 years after J S Bach assembled the 1st book of the WTC and 66 years after his death. Four different Musicologists have written on the subject of Baroque time signatures as Tempo indication,
Unexceptional. A decent student performance, but terribly square and lacking in temperament. Not authoritative enough. No flair, no drama, no imagination, and the fingers show signs of weakness in the Presto.
If the author didn't want comments, they should have disabled them. Also, PainoCritticKiller, go back and read my very first post here. I said that she had potential and should keep practicing and keep up the good work. You then went INSANE and went on your rant. To which I replied saying that the performance really does deserve criticism. But I never, ever, cussed, or used slander. I stated facts. If you want to silence people from commenting music, you harm the musician. Feedback helps.
Beautiful. For some reason, this piece always relaxes me, I wonder if that was Bach's intent :-) Especially your version of it-it flows like water, so effortlessly and makes me feel peaceful.
People need to get off of how the composer would have played it and focus on the main person! if every person played this piece or any other piece exactly how the composer played it... how boring, unskillful, and uncreative is that! Once again I enjoyed listening to it.
I really enjoy her interpretation of the piece I feel people shold stop criticizing the way someone plays a piece. If she completely changed the key and took out some measures then people should say something about it, but come on "She's not playing it like Bach would have played it" of course she isn't because it's her own playing technique and it's how she thinks the piece should go.
I learned half of this song with my first piano teacher and she told me to not put accents. Now, i have a new teacher and she tells me it's sounds as if you're playing it faster when you put accents.
drewc57 AMEN, dude. I agree. These ingrates can't EVER say ANYthing positive about anybody. The make me sick! All they do is say what they DON'T like, instead of saying what they DO like. I hate these people; hence, my user name.
you've obviously never met a classical guitarist because I will tell you that I hate shredding with a passion and I would probably spit in your face if I saw you.
@thejugglenaut91 I DO play classical style guitar. I go to a damn conservatory for that shit. I hate shredding too, I just play electric a bit on the side.
That's some pretty heavy guitar work in your favorites.
if you went to an actual conservatory, there would be no possibility of you calling it "classical style guitar". Which conservatory do you go to that is so unrigorous that you go out and switch styles on a whims notice? A kid in my program did that and they kicked him out because of it. What school do you go to? Going into guitar performance is one hell of a gamble and I don't see how you rockers can rationalize going into it half assedly
and you shouldn't use the foot pedal BECAUSE BACH DIDN'T. That's like music history 101. Bach was one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. For some random person to come along and think that they can play his music better by romanticizing it, they are completely looney.
@EMPERORMIKI Yah, I do appreciate the need for personal interpretation. Yet what does personal interpretation really mean? Usually, for something so traditional as bach, it means slowing down the tempo dramatically and changing the dynamics for the sake of it. My point of view is that Bach, no offense intended, probably knew why the music should be played that way, more than our tiny musical minds. And when you play it traditionally, it truly sounds amazing. Check out the harpsichord recordings.
you might as well say that Bach didn't have bowed strings on his keyboard either. Since he couldn't have bowed strings, he wrote harpsichord music for the clavier and he wrote strings music for the strings. What I'm trying to say is that Bach's music is not lacking whatsoever from the lack of a pedal. On the contrary, his music flowers from the harpsichord and organ SPECIFICALLY. It's not the same music, nor of the same quality, when played on the piano esp with pedal
@drewc57 ha you should hear my teacher :P every time I just speak a word with BA.... she say .. NO PEDAL !! :P
haha you are right indeed but people should also ask them self, what if the master Bach had a pedal at his commant .. what would he have do ? .... I just like the pedal at some pieces of him .. with a good use of pedal, it makes a piece/song a little bit more in my opinion
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As far as the interpretation of this piece, I do not feel it is necessary for you to accent the counter-points so harshly; the velocity is far too high and it makes that note stick out and snags the ear. Counter-point should be smooth and generate a standing wave of melody within the opposing sounds.
The speed of this piece is not as important as capturing the sound that Bach designed. There is something between the notes and a raw interpretation and speedy playback can lose that essence.
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I hear an unevenness to the tempo; you appear to arbitrarily speed up and slow down as you modulate your dynamics (velocity of notes).
There is an abruptness between notes that gives a stilted and unsmooth dynamic that harms your voice in this piece. It almost sounds as if you are attempting to harpsichord your piano. The piano has a dimension that instrument does not, and there could be more use of that dimension in this piece especially.
ok- folks giving thumbs down to me,lol. Read my previous comments. I made comments about people not needing to over critique -> note in this comment I said
- much appreciated to those seeking 'refinement tips'. Learn to read comments properly folks if you want to be fair with thumbsing.
Gee, I looked at your channel and you have very sad videos of the holocaust. Mon dieu. Parlez-vous francais, oui? Mais, bien sur. Le c'est une tres belle langue.
oui -un peu; malhereusement - triste videos du verite c'est le mieux facon de combattre le fache nazis qui mentent tous les temps en regardant histoire.
You rec'd my message concerning Nazi dirtbags. Ugh! If you want to visit my other anti-Nazi channel just let me know, but the crap they wrote on it will make you want to puke.
I like this piece very much and liked the way Brandys played it; however, the comments of VelusDarkbind and KindFurryBoy are totally acceptable and not out of line as VelusDarkbind pointed. Those PianoCritticKiller and PianoCriticsKilller are either a very close friend of the pianist (which I do not guess because he acts in a way to harm the pianist) or a close-minded, aggressive person attacking all criticizers. (Look at the name: Critics-Killer!) How rude!
solkahns, how RUDE? And you think telling an adult professional pianist that she sounds worse than an adolescent ISN'T rude? YOU'RE the one who's RUDE! And you damn right I'm attacking all the close-minded, agrgessive idiots who watch pianists only to bring out what they DON'T like, instead of what they DO like. But I noticed they don't have any videos of themselves playing it better. They think they're judges in a piano competition, but the pianist is NOT playing to suit their taste!
Well, I only meant their critiques were in tolerance limits... As long as you don't swear, even if you are wrong, your comments are acceptable; it is the pianist's job to accept or reject comments. I said that I liked her interpretation, should VelusDarkBind then insult me as I think different than him? (as you do to all commenters)
If you tell an adult that he/she is worse than an adolescent, that is not nice, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. (I don't say this is the case for this situation as I THINK different; but it could have been...)
By the way, to be a good critic doesn't mean that you have to be a good artist, although would be preferable.
Whatever, I don't think I'm rude, but if I have left such an impression on you, I'm sorry.
@PianoCriticsKiller -- your hubris is disheartening and the fact is that you swallow a poison pill every time you lose control and spew your verbal rants of madness and rage. You end up making yourself look like a complete psychopath and some obsessed fanatic. Some criticisms are harsh, but your responses make them look pale by comparison. And there is no justification for you losing control because you perceive a critique to be harsh.
Not quite mastery level of the piece, but getting warm. Keep playing, there is serious potential here. And no one can ever be true of admitting there is not always room to improve.
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I have played music for twenty years. I am a musician and composer as a hobby and I play in a local chamber orchestra as the first chair violinist, for fun and the love of music. When I critique someone, I take into consideration their intent and their feelings. I do not feel my critique was out of line. The truth is, I have seen this piece played better by adolescents. It is not rude, but truthful. If comments bother the performer, perhaps she should disable comments.
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I would agree with your ending comment, though i would go further to say if a performer can't handle brutal comments, then they are probaly not ready to enter the music industry where more accomplished musicians will tear weeks, months of prep work to shreds in the matter of minutes. And will probally also not be able to handle auditions where they will be highly scrutinized, thus not ready to actually work aside other accomplished peoples. If a musician cant take comments, they arent an aritst!
'i have seen this piece played by adolescents' is rude and not a critique. If I said Mozart at 6 years old puts your 20 years to shame, that's truth only and not rude?
Saying 'getting warm' and 'keep playing' is no critique either.
Why not point out to her which parts of the piece need the kind of embellishments you would suggest. I suggest that is constructive criticism she wouldn't mind.
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@Slizzler1, you have taken it out of context and ignored the fact that I was responding to someone else who had cussed us all out on here. And in following your suggestion I will post another detailed analysis of how this piece could be played better.
Fair enough with the initial comment you made; but in my view, perhaps the pianist was merely posting for joy of what she can do rather than 'how to master for world performances brutal critiques'. Some people post purely for pleasure and others ridiculous fun- like one young guy who did a yt clip of an impersonation of Gould playing an Invention- generally people roasted him in comments; but the funny side of the wrecked performance had some enetertaing 'value'.
Velus, LEARN from slizzler1. I wouldn't have cussed you out if you were more polite. Besides, she's not playing it to suit you. And she's entitled to her OWN interpretation. And further to what slizzler1 said, this is YouTube, not a piano competition and NO one made you JUDGE. If you want to go around criticizing, apply to a competition, and leave her alone. Your opinion doesn't mean SQUAT to her! You're wasting your time.
slizzler1, You are so correct, my friend. That's why I made up this user name. For ungreatful, condescending, solding, insults like Velus wrote. He thinks he s a judge in a piano competition and only HIS interpretation of this piece is correct. Give me a freaking break! Most people play this PRECISELY as she is. I've heard it many times with the same dynamics. He's just a troll. Probably her ex and she dumped his ass. Excuse my French, but I am so fed up with his BS.
LOL- but I got thumbs downed by many because I after criticizing velus constructively, I gave velus some support for his subsequent comments that were more 'reasonable' - for those seeking critiqued input.
VelusDarkbind, Perhaps you should disable your condescending remarks. They're not necessary. If you don't think telling an adult professional that she can't play better than an adolescent isn't rude, then you truly ARE a dickhead, and must be why YOU don't have any videos of you own posted because someone might also be "rude" to you. I'm sure you're lying about being a musician, but if it's true, where the hell are YOUR videos so that we can "critique" them? Ah, old boy?
Compared to what you say, you're hurting this musician, not helping. Many musician put their music on youtube TO be critiqued. Simply saying "good" leaves a musician wondering, well there's got to be something wrong, it's not as if I'm emanual ax or something. Where as a true critique of their playing will give them pose to thought to say. AH! I didn't realize I was having a problem there! OR Oh wow, I never thought of playing it that way! Critiques, no matter how harsh are helpful.
KindFurryBoy, people who want to be critiqued, put that in their monologues to the right of the video. I don't see where she asked your opinion. Besides, you can't complain about anyone since your channel says you're a 19 year old teen, who likes to cuddle boys. Hmm..you'd better hush up, dude. You sound like a pedophile who should be locked up.
lester5, you fucktard, you don't have any talent, not even with speaking. go back to afghanistan and put on a burka, you idiot. the americans and us need to kill a few million more of you. lmao!
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I strongly dislike the extreme emphasis on every other beat. I believe. Now for you trolls who like to pitch a fit I said I BELIEVE that Bach should be played with even dynamics because its baroque music and usually flows very lightly dynamically speaking. I dont consider the upper and lower voices to have opposing melodies in this piece such as you might find in the bach violin partitas. So I BELIEVE it should much more melow.
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KindFurryBoy, Listen BOY! Then don't PLAY it that way! Oh...I forgot, you CAN'T play! All you can fucking do is bitch about those who CAN!!! If you don't like the way she plays, don't fucking LISTEN, you rodent!
Those with no talent always criticize those who DO. Fuck off, you talentless asshole.
I'm not bitching, its music, its my own opinion to what i prefer. I did not say it was bad anywhere =-). I also never said she was a bad pianist, I simply said I disagree with her approach. Musicians often make that type of comment to one another on the daily basis. Saying good...but try this maybe you will like it? We just have different interpretations of the music. Also I can play this piece, its really very simple. Though I make no claim to being a keyboardist most musicians can 'play' it OK
it is not about interpretation - dislikes are because half of the time she cannot get both hands together! that, I am sure, WAS Bach's original intention.
unastroda 1 week ago
Eva, always cooking...
Great, as usual.
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markymark251 3 weeks ago
I love this interpretation of this piece and the paying. Fantastic. The reason why it has taken so many negatives is because she's playing it similarly to Glenn Gould -- whom a lot of musicians and people in the music world can't stand, and who see him as a a bit of a gimmick. Just sayin ... in case one was trying to figure out the reason why all the neg votes.
steffanpiper 2 months ago
As there're many arrangements for this piece - (Bach never indicated anything more than the notes, so they're usually adapted to what the arrangers interpret it as). You can interpret it however you want without having uneducated criticism all over you. It's like disagreeing her opinion(interpretation) that pretty much doesn't have a right nor wrong. The tempo was right, goes along with my arrangement. Well done, liked the presto part.
ImmortalSpecies 2 months ago
why so many dislikes? this is pretty bitchin I think, but then again I dont know much about what im talkin about
Barefoot67 2 months ago
77 people dont play piano
garrittpwl 3 months ago 7
*every video of this song there's some huge argument about tempo in the comments*
pianosa1993 3 months ago
Yeah, you did something that wasn't exactly the same as what everyone else does, so you're bad!! ...I really like it fast. I think it's beautiful.
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UPTHElRS 6 months ago
very boring. while gould was playing you could hear a story' a idea behind it. there is nothing like this.
mosh295 6 months ago
gould is fine. That is waay too fast for me.
Sarah20461 6 months ago
i like this version, it doesnt feel as rushed and has some swing in it. more feeling than other versions.
TekranoXx 7 months ago
Es definitivamente una porquería. No tiene ni idea de cómo se interpreta Bach. Que escuche un poco a Glenn Gould y a ver si aprende algo.
Parece una maquinita. ESPANTOSO.
Gabrielicus 8 months ago
@Gabrielicus
Me parece que te estás equivocando. La música de Bach se interpreta cómo lo hace Eva Brandys en este video (si no exactamente muy aproximado). Acabo de escuchar a Glenn Gould y lo siento, pero a mi parecer no es una interpretación correcta.
AlbertoPiano83 8 months ago
@AlbertoPiano83 xDD bien dicho, "a tu parecer". Me dirás que prefieres escuchar esta versión a la de glenn? xDD mm tocas el piano D:?
antivir25 8 months ago
@antivir25 prefiero la forma de interpretarlo de esta chica, porque la música del barroco poco tiene de romántica y Glenn Gould, desde mi punto de vista repito, interpreta bonito pero no correcto. Un saludo (Soy pianista)
AlbertoPiano83 8 months ago
@AlbertoPiano83 podrías subir tu interpretación de este preludio? D: a lo otro mmm wtf?
antivir25 8 months ago
@antivir25 podría subirla perfectamente, preludio y fuga. Podrías subirla tú?
AlbertoPiano83 8 months ago
@AlbertoPiano83 mm solo el preludio.. xDD no me he aprendido la fuga : D pero me gustaría escuchar tu versión, claro si no es tan parecida a esta... : D pero por tu comentario parece que no supieras tocar, como si buscarás evitar tocar... si eres pianista deberías subirla y pedir que yo subiera una : D no como condición... a mi parecer.. : )
antivir25 8 months ago
@Gabrielicus Encuentro errado el concepto de que Gould interpreta bien a Bach. Glenn Gould interpreta bien a Glenn Gould, asi de simple. Fue un gran pianista, y tambien me gusta, pues es una forma un poco original de tocar a Bach, pero eso no quiere decir que interprete bien a Bach, es por eso que encuentro su interpretación de este preludio particularmente errada, por no decir espantosa. Para mi el mejor en este Preludio y Fuga es Sviatoslav Richter.
hellboyreloaded 3 months ago
sucks
frekijsimpson 9 months ago
@frekijsimpson I can't stand your type of people. Just because she interprets it differently from the narrow opinion you have formed, you think that means she can't play. OPEN YOUR MIND!!! People are different.
And personally, I quite liked her playing, I don't see how you can not.
punkypenguin321 9 months ago
@frekijsimpson I can't stand your type of people. Just because she interprets it differently from the narrow opinion you have formed, you think that means she can't play. OPEN YOUR MIND!!! People are different.
And personally, I quite liked her playing, I don't see how you can not.
punkypenguin321 9 months ago 17
Congratulations, Eva!
When I started training this song, I was based primarily on your performance.
Do not listen to these macho idiots.
You play very well!
rodriguezia 10 months ago
0:03 minor flub, 1:03 flub. I know it's hard to resist but play it at a speed in which you can play it correctly. The technicality of this piece is impressive in and of itself but it's really meant to be played like you Mean it. Try putting a little of yourself in that piece, some emotion. That's not a harpsichord you're playing, USE the dynamic colors that are available.
observerreacts 10 months ago
@observerreacts I would agree with that
mattrocks182 10 months ago
@observerreacts ... shut up. She played it beautifully.
RokKandi 10 months ago
@observerreacts moron
lzlp1 8 months ago
@observerreacts idiot
lzlp1 8 months ago
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MrAntiGod 10 months ago
a w e s o m e
the2pianists 10 months ago
you're a beast! this is awesome
rockandroll1850 11 months ago
well done
sonatinasarecool 11 months ago
boring
bbzai99 1 year ago
@bbzai99 You've never played piano, have you?
Puppylover96 11 months ago
@Puppylover96 I'm a beginner...sure I'm not playing as well as Eva. Eva is a good pianist but I prefer Richter
bbzai99 8 months ago
a women playing the piano??
smokinbill 1 year ago
wow!!!!!!!! Iplay this prelude but not so good:((
I like it, GOOD JOB!!!!!!
nicu123ful 1 year ago
Bloody Beetroots - Have Mercy On Us!
hippolyte77510 1 year ago
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hippolyte77510 1 year ago
Игра безошибочная отточенная, но...дорогая моя..меня не тронуло..совершенно..а жаль
Nico777t 1 year ago
i can see you're trying to imitate the sound of a harpsichord, dont you? i like it, if you try to imagine it, i end up listening one
bajounguion 1 year ago
and you are???.......
SuperFranny66 1 year ago
I think it's a little bit too fast.
rosolek94 1 year ago
Not to be picky, not a very good interpretation.
schering 1 year ago
nooooooo she didnt play the fugue!!!!!
figurefigure 1 year ago
just dragged notes with some accent here and there
ZippyCalzeLunghe 1 year ago
Perahia using the pedal also. Why would someone as learned as Perahia use the pedal?
MozartFantasy 1 year ago
In fact, the school of thought that's in vogue in music schools is to play the music on YOUR instrument. Otherwise, why should we even perform Bach on the piano at all?
MozartFantasy 1 year ago
The comments for this video are so embarrassing, but quite hilarious. Are you guys unaware that Angela Hewitt, Till Fellner, Jeremy Denk and even Glenn Gould (yes, Gould) ALL use the pedal with Bach. Gould talks about it one of his interviews, and essentially says that just enough pedal is appropriate depending on the piece. But you guys are way, way off as basically EVERY major pianist plays Bach with the pedal.
MozartFantasy 1 year ago
God awful
bergelin 1 year ago
@bergelin why do you think anyone is interested in what you think??? lol... no one cares
SuperFranny66 1 year ago
I saw this performed in that French short 'Bellville Rondevous' and i was fascinated with it.
Joey17ization 1 year ago
too fast...
acjromain 1 year ago
@acjromain
mmm, maybe it's they way it was intended in the first place...
aperisimo 1 year ago
Her shoulders look tense.
yjchun96 1 year ago
i read through some of the last comments before i watched this, and had initially decided not to post a critique, but this is really not good. i couldn't finish watching it. :(
russkizfb 1 year ago
@russkizfb how is this not good? o.O
akaKakashiFanatic 1 year ago
hey guys! is this hard to learn?
bboymyung 1 year ago
@bboymyung not really
wolffrankenstein 1 year ago
@bboymyung
How long have you been playing? The notes aren't hard, but stylistically the tone color required for Bach takes some time to perfect.
ThovenLiszt 1 year ago
@bboymyung you bet!
aihoschema 1 year ago
I don't know how to use the foot pedal.
sirguigui 1 year ago
Lol.... Yeah, for a song like this...NOOOOO foot pedal. NO NO NO. It's fast, and with the pedal, the notes would be all compressed together and it would just sound like one big mess. I would only use the pedal at the last note. THE LAST.
monicameansfun247 1 year ago
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freddiehangoler 1 year ago
is music about copying one's way of playing (anyway i cant see a harpsichord here) or is it about putting your emotions into the piece?
who cares if she can play without pedal too?
Gel1ebtedesregens 1 year ago
Many say that Bach would have used the pedal if they had it in his time...
Mattster007Bond 1 year ago
i wish people would quit trash talking about how she isnt doing this right. she is the one in front of the keyboard not you guys, i bet if most of you were, you would have a very hard time playing this piece.
thank you
lasgummybear 1 year ago
the whole 'because bach didn't' line of thought is completely redundant.
a more sensible argument against using the pedal would simply be that it isn't suited to wholly counterpunctual music. it's a harmonic device...
vdmerwe 1 year ago
@vdmerwe FINALLY! Totally with you on that one!
DimeCrisBag 1 year ago
well done. Thanks for sharing your talent
jollyroger25able 1 year ago
The Piano like any other instrument is an outlet to creativity. IMO people are free to make their own renditions of pieces, or their own style because its usually an expression of how it makes them feel. Last time I checked creativity didn't have boundaries. Unless someone is trying to play it "exactly" how it was composed and states such I really don't see a need to criticize unless they have horrible playing in general.
R4W 1 year ago
vaya!!!mejor no tocar...
nairigrigorian 1 year ago
i dont like the second part. you should play it far more freely and not that mechanic!! because its like a written improvisation!
bossel100 1 year ago
Where is the accompanying fugue?
Raziel433 1 year ago
love this song:)
ragga93 1 year ago
since everyone else is bickering about the tempo and dynamics, I thought I'd throw in my two cents :D my music has tempo markings that change on the last page to presto, adagio, and then allegro. I do not have any dynamic markings, but I have added my own. I believe if Bach would have composed his preludes on the piano he would have used plenty of dynamics. and I don't think using the pedal is a big deal. I personally don't use it, but it's all about interpretation and personal taste/preference
hamchick92 1 year ago
Try playing it at a tempo that you can keep throughout the whole piece.
observerreacts 1 year ago
woow..amazing!! :O
aaortegafa 1 year ago
the piece is set at a tempo of 144...pretty fast, and she was almost there
observerreacts 1 year ago
nice but I think too much of tempo variations
come on, it's not a romantic piece.
AdamSzeberenyi 1 year ago
@AdamSzeberenyi
I agree about the tempo - it always has to remain the same, but I think bach also an be interpreted with a slight prompt of romantism - it's just a metter of taste,school and very personal interpretation idea.
p.s. i don't know, maybe i'm not right, and you or someone else wouln't agree...but it's an opinion...))
syuzik712 1 year ago
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too fast, you slaughtering this song -_-'
Keikiraa 1 year ago
I'm playing this piece right now and I think that this is too fast and not very musical, but that's just my opinion.
Bamboliina07 1 year ago
The Piece has no Tempo indication in the Manuscript at the beginning (which could be Allegro). Some 18th century copies by Bach's student have Adagio written at the Bass solo. After this section is a section marked Presto followed by another Adagio section, and finally an Allegro. Which part do you think is to fast?
Renshen1957 1 year ago 7
@Renshen1957
The last 'part' of the prelude is really fast and rather 'unclear', I don't how else to say, but the rest is okay of tempo, eventually i was playing it a little too slow. But I still think she could me more musical.
And I'm sorry for my late response!
Bamboliina07 11 months ago
@Renshen1957 it sais 120 on my book....
ifailatediting 4 months ago
@ifailatediting Czerny's edition has 144, it's an editorial addition. Beethoven was the first major composer to use Metronome indications. Maezel's Metronome wasn't "invented" (Maezel ripped off Winkel's Chronometer) until 94 years after J S Bach assembled the 1st book of the WTC and 66 years after his death. Four different Musicologists have written on the subject of Baroque time signatures as Tempo indication,
Renshen1957 4 months ago
sounds like glenn's playing
hiuhiuloopdedo 1 year ago
better than bach
obriensimo 1 year ago
@obriensimo:
What do you mean by "better than Bach"? This is Bach that she's playing!! I doubt that you have ever heard Bach himself play.
I completely aggree with you, Pischnaholic.
Hnetusulta 1 year ago
@Hnetusulta Indeed you are right. I am very sorry...
obriensimo 1 year ago
Unexceptional. A decent student performance, but terribly square and lacking in temperament. Not authoritative enough. No flair, no drama, no imagination, and the fingers show signs of weakness in the Presto.
Pischnaholic 1 year ago
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CliffX 1 year ago
the accents are bachs idea not hers
dannyjam 1 year ago
DANCING FINGERS!
emsy1 2 years ago
i love it!!!!!
thejugglenaut91 2 years ago
I like! but just saying always room for improvement :)
64wulf 2 years ago
Your performance is perfect as far as I can see. I am using this video to help my in my attempt. I first heard it in a Woody Allen movie.
eugenefrank 2 years ago
Tempo isn't everything!
archdeaconj 2 years ago 7
yeah man u are right
her tecnic is verry good but the her played feeling are shit
187criMSon 2 years ago
fue escrita para clavicordio....su interpretación es acorde a ese hecho
adoviov 2 years ago
OK, pero me parece demasiado rapido.
archdeaconj 2 years ago
Very nice work! A few minor technique issues but almost flawless!
platez81 2 years ago
Would you like a date?
Spinprovisation 2 years ago
Merry christmas........sit up straight too!!!
handymikeforever 2 years ago
Wow! That was amazing! Great job!
0neiros 2 years ago
If the author didn't want comments, they should have disabled them. Also, PainoCritticKiller, go back and read my very first post here. I said that she had potential and should keep practicing and keep up the good work. You then went INSANE and went on your rant. To which I replied saying that the performance really does deserve criticism. But I never, ever, cussed, or used slander. I stated facts. If you want to silence people from commenting music, you harm the musician. Feedback helps.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
Beautiful. For some reason, this piece always relaxes me, I wonder if that was Bach's intent :-) Especially your version of it-it flows like water, so effortlessly and makes me feel peaceful.
briant4 2 years ago
Sounds like research to me.
kristiankroflin 2 years ago
People need to get off of how the composer would have played it and focus on the main person! if every person played this piece or any other piece exactly how the composer played it... how boring, unskillful, and uncreative is that! Once again I enjoyed listening to it.
exquisitetay 2 years ago 2
I really enjoy her interpretation of the piece I feel people shold stop criticizing the way someone plays a piece. If she completely changed the key and took out some measures then people should say something about it, but come on "She's not playing it like Bach would have played it" of course she isn't because it's her own playing technique and it's how she thinks the piece should go.
exquisitetay 2 years ago
someone said not to accent so strongly, but i really like it (= i feel like i'd be dull if you didn't accent
RoseCheval 2 years ago
yeaaahh!
I learned half of this song with my first piano teacher and she told me to not put accents. Now, i have a new teacher and she tells me it's sounds as if you're playing it faster when you put accents.
i guess it depends on your taste. meh
Irenerz 2 years ago
I'm glad I don't play piano, if I did... I'd have 50 angry nerds yelling at me about how I should "NOT USE THE FOOT PEDAL CAUSE BACH DIDN'T!"
drewc57 2 years ago 53
drewc57 AMEN, dude. I agree. These ingrates can't EVER say ANYthing positive about anybody. The make me sick! All they do is say what they DON'T like, instead of saying what they DO like. I hate these people; hence, my user name.
I'm with you, Drew.
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago 8
@drewc57 , but he didnt used pedal
really
ya1907 1 year ago
you've obviously never met a classical guitarist because I will tell you that I hate shredding with a passion and I would probably spit in your face if I saw you.
thejugglenaut91 1 year ago
@thejugglenaut91 I DO play classical style guitar. I go to a damn conservatory for that shit. I hate shredding too, I just play electric a bit on the side.
drewc57 1 year ago
That's some pretty heavy guitar work in your favorites.
if you went to an actual conservatory, there would be no possibility of you calling it "classical style guitar". Which conservatory do you go to that is so unrigorous that you go out and switch styles on a whims notice? A kid in my program did that and they kicked him out because of it. What school do you go to? Going into guitar performance is one hell of a gamble and I don't see how you rockers can rationalize going into it half assedly
thejugglenaut91 1 year ago
and you shouldn't use the foot pedal BECAUSE BACH DIDN'T. That's like music history 101. Bach was one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. For some random person to come along and think that they can play his music better by romanticizing it, they are completely looney.
thejugglenaut91 1 year ago
@thejugglenaut91 Well Bach didn't have pedal in his time ... and you can't really say that he wouldn't have used it if he did.
And also, Bach is dead ... so, I think it is best to appreciate which interpretation you like best for whatever reasons that you do.
Personally I find Goulds performance the best ... very passionate.
EMPERORMIKI 1 year ago
@EMPERORMIKI Yah, I do appreciate the need for personal interpretation. Yet what does personal interpretation really mean? Usually, for something so traditional as bach, it means slowing down the tempo dramatically and changing the dynamics for the sake of it. My point of view is that Bach, no offense intended, probably knew why the music should be played that way, more than our tiny musical minds. And when you play it traditionally, it truly sounds amazing. Check out the harpsichord recordings.
thejugglenaut91 1 year ago
you might as well say that Bach didn't have bowed strings on his keyboard either. Since he couldn't have bowed strings, he wrote harpsichord music for the clavier and he wrote strings music for the strings. What I'm trying to say is that Bach's music is not lacking whatsoever from the lack of a pedal. On the contrary, his music flowers from the harpsichord and organ SPECIFICALLY. It's not the same music, nor of the same quality, when played on the piano esp with pedal
thejugglenaut91 1 year ago
@drewc57 You can't say Bach didn't use it, because he coudn't if even wanted to!
rsoeyadi 1 year ago
@drewc57 Haha! Angry nerds! Classic!
aden0724 1 year ago
@drewc57 ha you should hear my teacher :P every time I just speak a word with BA.... she say .. NO PEDAL !! :P
haha you are right indeed but people should also ask them self, what if the master Bach had a pedal at his commant .. what would he have do ? .... I just like the pedal at some pieces of him .. with a good use of pedal, it makes a piece/song a little bit more in my opinion
Darkboy2525 1 year ago
@drewc57 It's right...
Kurtz1974 1 year ago
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As far as the interpretation of this piece, I do not feel it is necessary for you to accent the counter-points so harshly; the velocity is far too high and it makes that note stick out and snags the ear. Counter-point should be smooth and generate a standing wave of melody within the opposing sounds.
The speed of this piece is not as important as capturing the sound that Bach designed. There is something between the notes and a raw interpretation and speedy playback can lose that essence.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
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I hear an unevenness to the tempo; you appear to arbitrarily speed up and slow down as you modulate your dynamics (velocity of notes).
There is an abruptness between notes that gives a stilted and unsmooth dynamic that harms your voice in this piece. It almost sounds as if you are attempting to harpsichord your piano. The piano has a dimension that instrument does not, and there could be more use of that dimension in this piece especially.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
Velus;
this is quality critiquing you gave that is much appreciated to others seeking 'refinement' tips. Nice job! :)
slizzler1 2 years ago
ok- folks giving thumbs down to me,lol. Read my previous comments. I made comments about people not needing to over critique -> note in this comment I said
- much appreciated to those seeking 'refinement tips'. Learn to read comments properly folks if you want to be fair with thumbsing.
slizzler1 2 years ago
slizzlert1, "thumbsing?" Is that a word? I think Webster should add it. That is so cute. I like it.
You're okay with me, Slizzler1. You just want to be fair and not take sides. I get it. And remaining neutral is pretty safe. .
;)
TheLovelyPiano 2 years ago
you know........
If we spread the use of 'thumbsing' on yt, it might one day be a dictionary word!!!! And we can take credit......
slizzler1 2 years ago
that being said-re- my previous before-last comment; I don't think she needs much more refinement- she played very very well from what I heard.
slizzler1 2 years ago
I'm with you, slizzler1.
Gee, I looked at your channel and you have very sad videos of the holocaust. Mon dieu. Parlez-vous francais, oui? Mais, bien sur. Le c'est une tres belle langue.
Salut!
TheLovelyPiano 2 years ago
oui -un peu; malhereusement - triste videos du verite c'est le mieux facon de combattre le fache nazis qui mentent tous les temps en regardant histoire.
slizzler1 2 years ago
slizzler1, vous parlez tres bien l'francais.
You rec'd my message concerning Nazi dirtbags. Ugh! If you want to visit my other anti-Nazi channel just let me know, but the crap they wrote on it will make you want to puke.
TheLovelyPiano 2 years ago
haha- yes -please send the info. I laugh at their vileness..... they are rabid village idiots
slizzler1 2 years ago
Very nice to listen to- thanks!
slizzler1 2 years ago 6
I like this piece very much and liked the way Brandys played it; however, the comments of VelusDarkbind and KindFurryBoy are totally acceptable and not out of line as VelusDarkbind pointed. Those PianoCritticKiller and PianoCriticsKilller are either a very close friend of the pianist (which I do not guess because he acts in a way to harm the pianist) or a close-minded, aggressive person attacking all criticizers. (Look at the name: Critics-Killer!) How rude!
solkahns 2 years ago
solkahns, how RUDE? And you think telling an adult professional pianist that she sounds worse than an adolescent ISN'T rude? YOU'RE the one who's RUDE! And you damn right I'm attacking all the close-minded, agrgessive idiots who watch pianists only to bring out what they DON'T like, instead of what they DO like. But I noticed they don't have any videos of themselves playing it better. They think they're judges in a piano competition, but the pianist is NOT playing to suit their taste!
PianoCriticsKiller 2 years ago
Well, I only meant their critiques were in tolerance limits... As long as you don't swear, even if you are wrong, your comments are acceptable; it is the pianist's job to accept or reject comments. I said that I liked her interpretation, should VelusDarkBind then insult me as I think different than him? (as you do to all commenters)
solkahns 2 years ago
If you tell an adult that he/she is worse than an adolescent, that is not nice, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. (I don't say this is the case for this situation as I THINK different; but it could have been...)
By the way, to be a good critic doesn't mean that you have to be a good artist, although would be preferable.
Whatever, I don't think I'm rude, but if I have left such an impression on you, I'm sorry.
solkahns 2 years ago 2
solkahns, they even insult CHILDREN, and I'm fed up and will fight back every time I read their BS.
PianoCriticsKiller 2 years ago
@PianoCriticsKiller -- your hubris is disheartening and the fact is that you swallow a poison pill every time you lose control and spew your verbal rants of madness and rage. You end up making yourself look like a complete psychopath and some obsessed fanatic. Some criticisms are harsh, but your responses make them look pale by comparison. And there is no justification for you losing control because you perceive a critique to be harsh.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
Not quite mastery level of the piece, but getting warm. Keep playing, there is serious potential here. And no one can ever be true of admitting there is not always room to improve.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
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VelusDarkbind, but she doesn't need to hear it from you, dickhead.
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago
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I have played music for twenty years. I am a musician and composer as a hobby and I play in a local chamber orchestra as the first chair violinist, for fun and the love of music. When I critique someone, I take into consideration their intent and their feelings. I do not feel my critique was out of line. The truth is, I have seen this piece played better by adolescents. It is not rude, but truthful. If comments bother the performer, perhaps she should disable comments.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
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I would agree with your ending comment, though i would go further to say if a performer can't handle brutal comments, then they are probaly not ready to enter the music industry where more accomplished musicians will tear weeks, months of prep work to shreds in the matter of minutes. And will probally also not be able to handle auditions where they will be highly scrutinized, thus not ready to actually work aside other accomplished peoples. If a musician cant take comments, they arent an aritst!
KindFurryBoy 2 years ago
Velus;
'i have seen this piece played by adolescents' is rude and not a critique. If I said Mozart at 6 years old puts your 20 years to shame, that's truth only and not rude?
Saying 'getting warm' and 'keep playing' is no critique either.
Why not point out to her which parts of the piece need the kind of embellishments you would suggest. I suggest that is constructive criticism she wouldn't mind.
slizzler1 2 years ago 7
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@Slizzler1, you have taken it out of context and ignored the fact that I was responding to someone else who had cussed us all out on here. And in following your suggestion I will post another detailed analysis of how this piece could be played better.
VelusDarkbind 2 years ago
Fair enough with the initial comment you made; but in my view, perhaps the pianist was merely posting for joy of what she can do rather than 'how to master for world performances brutal critiques'. Some people post purely for pleasure and others ridiculous fun- like one young guy who did a yt clip of an impersonation of Gould playing an Invention- generally people roasted him in comments; but the funny side of the wrecked performance had some enetertaing 'value'.
slizzler1 2 years ago 12
Velus, LEARN from slizzler1. I wouldn't have cussed you out if you were more polite. Besides, she's not playing it to suit you. And she's entitled to her OWN interpretation. And further to what slizzler1 said, this is YouTube, not a piano competition and NO one made you JUDGE. If you want to go around criticizing, apply to a competition, and leave her alone. Your opinion doesn't mean SQUAT to her! You're wasting your time.
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago 8
slizzler1, You are so correct, my friend. That's why I made up this user name. For ungreatful, condescending, solding, insults like Velus wrote. He thinks he s a judge in a piano competition and only HIS interpretation of this piece is correct. Give me a freaking break! Most people play this PRECISELY as she is. I've heard it many times with the same dynamics. He's just a troll. Probably her ex and she dumped his ass. Excuse my French, but I am so fed up with his BS.
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago 8
LOL- but I got thumbs downed by many because I after criticizing velus constructively, I gave velus some support for his subsequent comments that were more 'reasonable' - for those seeking critiqued input.
slizzler1 2 years ago
VelusDarkbind, Perhaps you should disable your condescending remarks. They're not necessary. If you don't think telling an adult professional that she can't play better than an adolescent isn't rude, then you truly ARE a dickhead, and must be why YOU don't have any videos of you own posted because someone might also be "rude" to you. I'm sure you're lying about being a musician, but if it's true, where the hell are YOUR videos so that we can "critique" them? Ah, old boy?
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago 5
Compared to what you say, you're hurting this musician, not helping. Many musician put their music on youtube TO be critiqued. Simply saying "good" leaves a musician wondering, well there's got to be something wrong, it's not as if I'm emanual ax or something. Where as a true critique of their playing will give them pose to thought to say. AH! I didn't realize I was having a problem there! OR Oh wow, I never thought of playing it that way! Critiques, no matter how harsh are helpful.
KindFurryBoy 2 years ago
KindFurryBoy, people who want to be critiqued, put that in their monologues to the right of the video. I don't see where she asked your opinion. Besides, you can't complain about anyone since your channel says you're a 19 year old teen, who likes to cuddle boys. Hmm..you'd better hush up, dude. You sound like a pedophile who should be locked up.
Now that's my critique of YOU.
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago 7
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1) you fuckin whore, I do have talent. I'm a self-taught pianist.
2) why is every person who likes classical music on this site is so sensitive?
3) that's stupid bitch is a terrible pianist like your loose cunt
lesterdiamond5 2 years ago
lester5, you fucktard, you don't have any talent, not even with speaking. go back to afghanistan and put on a burka, you idiot. the americans and us need to kill a few million more of you. lmao!
PianoCriticsKiller 2 years ago
Amazing!
PianoCriticsKilller 2 years ago 6
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I strongly dislike the extreme emphasis on every other beat. I believe. Now for you trolls who like to pitch a fit I said I BELIEVE that Bach should be played with even dynamics because its baroque music and usually flows very lightly dynamically speaking. I dont consider the upper and lower voices to have opposing melodies in this piece such as you might find in the bach violin partitas. So I BELIEVE it should much more melow.
KindFurryBoy 2 years ago
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KindFurryBoy, Listen BOY! Then don't PLAY it that way! Oh...I forgot, you CAN'T play! All you can fucking do is bitch about those who CAN!!! If you don't like the way she plays, don't fucking LISTEN, you rodent!
Those with no talent always criticize those who DO. Fuck off, you talentless asshole.
PianoCritticKiller 2 years ago
I'm not bitching, its music, its my own opinion to what i prefer. I did not say it was bad anywhere =-). I also never said she was a bad pianist, I simply said I disagree with her approach. Musicians often make that type of comment to one another on the daily basis. Saying good...but try this maybe you will like it? We just have different interpretations of the music. Also I can play this piece, its really very simple. Though I make no claim to being a keyboardist most musicians can 'play' it OK
KindFurryBoy 2 years ago
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PBlueturtle 2 years ago
1:01 to much speed??
xtrippax01 2 years ago
the rithm changes from that bar so on.
puchalaka 2 years ago
molto brava!!!
bubinusol 2 years ago
good, but not a professional skill
in2dirt 2 years ago
Wonderful speed, and good accuracy. Good job :)
mingleduck 2 years ago 2
Bravo!
louisrastig 2 years ago 3
Don't all versions sound like shit compared to Gould?
EMPERORMIKI 2 years ago
yes!
thejugglenaut91 2 years ago
I wouldn't say shit... But they do pale in comparison.
D0ug16 2 years ago 3